No. of pages 464
Published: 2001
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This book features in the following series: Godine Storyteller, Puffin, Swallows And Amazons, Vintage Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Arthur Ransome was born in 1884. He was in Russia in 1917 and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District of England with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. Thus began a writing career that has produced some of the best children s literature of all time. "
Swallows and Amazons
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This book contains the following story:
Swallowdale
John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies, Nancy and Peggy, otherwise known as the Amazon pirates. But immediately disaster strikes when the Swallows find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat. But if they can't have the island, there's always Swallowdale, the secret valley, hidden from the world and containing an extra secret concealed within it.
This book is in the following series:
Swallows and Amazons
In 12 books the Swallows and Amazons series tells the adventures of a group of children. Set between the two World Wars, the stories revolve around outdoor activities, largely sailing. Most were set in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads.
"Quite an achievement" * The Guardian *
"There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating" * Times Literary Supplement *
"Swallowdale is a real book . . . Even better than Swallows and Amazons" * Time and Tide *
